Software Engineer Interview Experience - Chicago, Illinois
Process
Applied online and got a call from HR the same week. The overall process was really quick.
Second round of interview: Had a technical phone call with the Senior Architect.
Third round of interview: Had another technical interview with the Hiring Manager.
Onsite:
1st round: HR discussion. Meet and greet, followed by an office tour. 2nd round: Technical interview, testing the basics in Java and asking thorough questions from the resume. 3rd round: Technical interview, with questions from data structures and algorithms and coding. 4th round: Technical interview, focusing on coding. 5th round: HR discussion about salary expectations, relocation, etc.
Overall process duration: 3 weeks.
Questions
Tell me about yourself.
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General Electric's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Chicago, Illinois is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
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General Electric Work Experiences
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